Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

Sometimes it doesn't matter whether it is true destiny or not. What matters is whether others believe in it or not. And what can I say about the opportunity that Ardashir seized this time? At least the descendants of Parthia in Central Asia have to believe it even if they don't believe it. Because there is no choice.

When people are under too difficult conditions, they always need some support, or faith, or faith, or some illusory hopes. In short, they need such things to survive.

Ardashir's attack at this time, if nothing else, can at least serve as a glimmer of hope for the descendants of the Parthians in Central Asia when they have no other choice.

And when human beings have hope, they are completely different from when they have no hope.

"Unable to defeat Kandahar and trapped in Kabul, Ardashir's so-called hope is nonsense." Chen Xi said very plainly. Back then, under the plans of Zhu Helai and Tavasdes, Ardashir was the last one. opportunity for a comeback.

It can be said that if Ardashir really captured Kabul, Kandahar, and the mountain city of Bactla at that time, it could really be said that the situation was accomplished. After all, when these places were combined, relying on the dangers of mountains and rivers, and relying on Kushan, even the Han It is very difficult for the team to win. If you seize one or two opportunities in the future, it is not impossible to make a comeback.

However, that time, due to Chen Zhong's decisive backstab and Ma Chao traveling thousands of miles to intercept Ardashir, the original strategy collapsed. Ardashir only gained Kabul. In this way, although compared with The situation in the Caucasus was several times better, but it was only a small corner.

Again, even if Cao Cao's men were attacked by surprise, as long as Kandahar was defended, no matter how much Aldashir won, it would not change the outcome.

The danger of mountains and rivers is good for Ardashir, but it also restricts Ardashir's expansion. Just like ancient China, after it develops to a certain level, it will be restricted by the mountains and rivers that protect China.

"You all think so highly of Cao Sikong?" Jia Xu glanced at Chen Xi and asked.

"Although I don't like Cao Sikong's personality and style, the people under Cao Sikong are indeed capable people. I have always believed that Cao Sikong can penetrate Kabul and Khyber." Chen Xi said calmly, "At most, it's just It’s just a matter of time.”

Why was Cao Cao placed in Beigui? Because among the current major forces of the Han Dynasty, only Liu Bei and Cao Cao could stand firm in Beigui in the early days, and other forces could not withstand them after they passed.

Just think about Zhuge Liang's departure from Qishan Mountain. Although the mountain roads in Qinling Mountains are difficult to walk, there is still a clear gap compared with the natural dangers of Beigui. Therefore, in the face of such dangerous mountains and rivers, there is no hard way to deal with it. Beigui can Only more power will be used.

"You all think so?" Jia Xu said with a sneer.

"I think you have gone too far. Cao Sikong's ability is worthy of trust, but if you still trust him after so many things have happened, then you are looking down on the world. Aldashir is also waiting for an opportunity." Jia Xu He sneered and said, "The dangers of the mountains and rivers in Kandahar are indeed formidable, but people's hearts are the last barrier. Cao Sikong has lost people's hearts."

Chen Xi's face darkened when he heard this, but he did not deny Jia Xu's judgment. When Jia Xu didn't involve himself, all his plans were perfect. When it came to himself, all his self-protection plans were also perfect. Perfect, this is such a perfect counselor.

"I'm worried that Cao Sikong won't be able to defend Kandahar, especially this time." Jia Xu said seriously, "It's not that Xun Yu and Xun You are not strong, but that they have fallen into some kind of human dilemma, and As Ardashir shows certain qualities, Cao Sikong's illusory foundation will naturally be exposed, and these will be fatal. "

Chen Xi looked solemn when he heard this. After listening to Jia Xu's words, he had to admit that what the other party said was very reasonable. Indeed, if Aldashir showed a heroic side, it might indeed shake the foundation of Kandahar, especially since Cao Cao had indeed lost his In the case of human hearts.

"Master Jia, in fact, what you said is based on the existence of destiny in Ardashir." Zhuge Liang stopped what he was doing, sat up straight and spoke to Jia Xu.

"But in the current situation, Aldashir has seized the opportunity. Even if there is no destiny, after stepping forward, the Parthian survivors in Central Asia will recognize this destiny, because they have no choice." Jia Xu said seriously , it doesn’t matter whether it is destiny, what matters is whether other people believe it. If other people believe it, then this is Manifest Destiny. If others don’t believe it, then this is bullshit.

However, the problem now is here. Under such circumstances, we have to believe it!

Even when the general trend is formed, I am afraid that even Cao Cao's subordinates will inevitably believe it.

"Don't worry, when Aldashir raised his banner, revealed his identity, and really started to absorb the Central Asian survivors, his destiny exploded. I wonder if Xun Wenruo and the others chose to fully shrink at this time, they also wanted to take advantage of it. , plus completely destroying Ardashir’s orthodoxy,” Zhuge Liang said with a calm expression.

Originally, the move of sitting on the ground was very reliable, but after a locust plague, Cao Cao had to retreat, and then he was severely punished by Ardashir, who did not suffer a locust plague.

It is precisely because of this operation that Jia Xu said that Aldashir has the destiny of destiny. Without this operation, Aldashir is basically nonsense.

"Exploded?" Jia Xu looked at Zhuge Liang confused, what kind of operation was this?

"I'm looking for information." Zhuge Liang rummaged around in his place, and after a while he found the information he wanted in the folder, and then handed it to Jia Xu. This is the Ganshi family that was hammered by locusts. Afterwards, relying on the planetary atmospheric circulation map, the approximate sunny and rainy areas around the world were recalculated.

Jia Xu looked down at the information, his expression getting weirder as he looked at it, but the sudden realization of knowledge between his eyebrows could still be easily seen. The more he looked at the information, the more satisfied he became, because it solved many of his doubts. It also gave him a more accurate understanding of the climate.

Jia Xu also has the ability to read the clouds and know the weather. After all, this is considered a part of the celestial phenomenon, and top advisers must have this ability. However, the long-term observation of time by this ability is limited, and based on With this information, the general direction can be seen very far.

"Although I don't say that I like it very much, I still have to say that the destiny lies with Cao Sikong, not Ardashir. What Ardashir is doing now, and the destiny revealed, are more due to the civil servants under Cao's command. Rely on the other party's destiny to consolidate your own foundation, and maybe use ghosts and gods later to scare the people." Zhuge Liang said with an indifferent expression.

Jia Xu was amazed after reading this. With this information, Jia Xu naturally had a whole set of ways to manipulate the destiny in his mind. What is the destiny of Aldashir? This is the destiny of their Han Dynasty!

"With the advancement of various secret arts and technologies, the gap between the imperial and non-imperial levels is further widening. If the opponent is the Kushan Empire, we have to worry about the possibility that the opponent will resist this future if necessary. But according to Aldashir, he can't do it." Zhuge Liang sorted out the information and said casually, "What's more, Cao's civil servants should have already prepared."

Jia Xu nodded when he heard this. Indeed, if it were Guishuang, Guishuang would definitely be able to hold on for a while. When they started fighting with Guan Yu, the Han Dynasty and Guishuang directly held up the rainy season, preventing the rainy season from coming. This ability, no matter how strong it is, is definitely enough to be used to defend against enemies.

Ardashir does not have this ability. The information left by the Parthian Empire may contain many very good things, but how effective these things can be in the hands of Ardashir is still a question, and there is also a very important point. , there are some things that Ardashir took but couldn't use.

"But this seems to be quite dangerous." Fazheng said with a frown. He also looked at the climate distribution map when Jia Xu was looking at it, and roughly understood what Cao Cao was thinking now, but this kind of There is considerable uncertainty about the plan.

"Even if Cao Sikong has become a toy of the public, does he still like gambling so much?" Chen Xi was a little surprised, while Zhuge Liang was expressionless.

"Gamble, if you win, you might be able to make a comeback, but if you lose, let's talk about it after you lose. Anyway, you can't lose worse." Fazheng had a casual expression on his face, and Chen Xi heard this There is nothing to say. Judging from Cao Cao's current situation, this seems to be the case.

"As far as I'm concerned, although Cao Sikong's matter involves gambling, in my opinion, the success rate is not low, and most of the problems of people's hearts can be solved this time. As long as we don't seek death in the future, many problems will not be solved. No more problems." Jia Xu was very optimistic about this plan.

Everyone casually discussed the embarrassing situation of Cao Sikong Kandahar after being surrounded by Aldashir. They also relied on their own understanding of Cao Cao to analyze the subsequent situation. Generally speaking, they were still optimistic about Cao Cao. There was no way, unless Aldashir If you can defeat Cao Cao quickly, you can directly enter Kandahar. Otherwise, all the early victories will have to be returned to Cao Cao, and even your destiny will have to be returned to Cao Cao.

"Emergency information report." While Chen Xi and others were happily discussing Cao Sikong's follow-up counterattack, the guards from the intelligence port arrived at the Government Affairs Council immediately with urgent information.

Guo Jia frowned slightly when he heard this. He had a bad feeling in his heart. He directly took the urgent information and opened it. After scanning it, Guo Jia's expression became gloomy, and his eyes could not hide the coldness.

"What happened?" Chen Xi looked at Guo Jia and asked. He was the only one present who could ask directly. Others and secret reports from the intelligence port needed to be copied based on the situation.

"Media has fallen." Guo Jia said coldly. When Chen Xi heard this, he had a question mark on his head, what, what, what? What are you talking about? How is it possible that Media fell? This was the largest trading city between the Han Dynasty and Rome in Central Asia, and there was an entire Praetorian Guard stationed there...

Ah, shit, Ma Chao ran away to Northern Europe before. Now there is no one stationed in Media. Before the locust plague, because of the deterrence of Rome and the Han Dynasty, even if there was no garrison, it could continue to be maintained. No one in the area dared to provoke, but now The second round of locust plague swept through Central Asia, leaving locals with no food to eat. No matter how great the deterrent of the Han Dynasty and Rome was, it was still greater than death from starvation.

After robbing the Trading City of Media, the most Roman and Han Dynasties could do was to send people to hunt down and kill all the people involved in this matter. The problem was that if they didn't do this, they would starve to death now, so they might as well just go ahead and kill them all. If you grab it, at least if you grab it directly, you won't die now. If you are lucky later, if you find a corner to hide it, you may not die.

In this case, what other choice is there, of course it is to grab it.

"What are the Zhen family doing!" Chen Xi's anger burned directly to his head, because the Zhen family had been engaged in democratic voting and failed to build any fiefdoms. In the end, relying on Liu Bei and Chen Xi, they took the area near Media Trading City as a fiefdom. It can be regarded as holding the thigh until the end, and getting the support of the thigh.

Other families were actually very envious of this. After all, the prosperity of Media was no joke. It had once been the capital of the Parthian Empire and was considered the core area. Even if it was looted by Rome, it would be a treasure land if it was properly developed in the future.

The Zhen family relied on their own strength, their experience in controlling business, and the support of Liu Bei and Chen Xi to successfully take over the Media Trading City. They were considered to be the people sent by the Han Dynasty to restrain each other with Rome.

Considering that Ma Chao basically didn't care about anything, the Zhen family only needed to develop. It could be said that it was the most comfortable family among all the aristocratic families. As a result, the Media Trading City was taken down by bandits. Fuck, where was the face of the Han Empire and the Roman Empire? It was pulled to the ground and trampled by bandits!

"There is no very detailed information yet, but the Media Trading City fell yesterday. A large number of bandits attacked the Media Trading City, killing, burning and looting." Guo Jia replied expressionlessly.

"That's a secondary capital-level city, how come it just fell like that?" Li Youren was dumbfounded. What the hell is the Zhen family doing? How did the bandits take it down!

To be frank, let alone bandits, even if Ardashir attacked the Media Trading City, he could at least hold out for a month or two. How could it fall just after receiving the news? Are the Zhen family pigs?

"It's probably an internal and external collaboration. After all, the Media Trading City is a mixed bag, and there are some people with bad intentions inside." Zhuge Liang tried his best to comfort Chen Xi and Li You. Both of them looked a little gloomy now.

"Let the head of the Zhen family come over. I remember he seems to be still in the homeland." Chen Xi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was no warmth at all.

This is no longer a matter of losing land, this is a pig. For this kind of capsize, the Han Dynasty needs to explain to Rome, because this is a trading city jointly managed by the two families, with the Han Dynasty and Rome each holding half. After Ma Chao attacked, he handed it over to the Han Dynasty for custody, but the Han Dynasty turned around and let the Media Trading City fall into the hands of bandits!

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